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Cranford Salutes Veterans on Memorial Day

Downtown Cranford Parade draws huge crowd to honor veterans.

Cranford police, fireman, politicians, scouts, councils and organizations marched this Memorial Day in downtown Cranford to honor those who died serving our country. The parade began in front of the Community Center and finished at Memorial Park with festivities that included songs, speeches, gun salutes, a jet fly over, and a rememberance of those Cranford soldiers who died serving their country in war.

This year's Grand Marshal was Captain Thomas W. Marotta.  Captain Marotta graduated from Cranford High in 1981 and served in the United States Navy where he was a highly decorated soldier and leader.

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